The grapes have a strong anthocyanin charge, good acidity and a good sugar content. The vine has this name because the Tuscan wool merchants recognized a resemblance to their grapes and thought it was a mutation of Sangiovese.
In the high pastures of the Maiella, the mother mountain of Abruzzo, it can happen to come across tholos, particular pseudo-dome structures made by piling up dry stones. They are rural shelters, linked to the pastoral world, but actually have a noble and remote origin. In fact, examples of tholos can be found in various areas of the Mediterranean: from the Mycenaean civilisation to Etruscan tombs, from Roman buildings to Sardinian nuraghi, to the trulli of Puglia, also belonging to the same category of ancient and often sacred constructions.
This name, so ancient, so noble, so ancestrally linked to the land and the genius of man, seemed perfect for our most prestigious wine. Carefully selected Montepulciano dAbruzzo grapes generate this complex and powerful cru, aged for 18 months in new barriques and 12 in the bottle, with great structure, elegance, balance and long persistence. The red deccellenza in our line of premium wines, which already express in their name their close bond with the land and traditions of Abruzzo.
Authenticity and ease go hand in hand in love, but can they happily bind together in a wine? What is the recipe for greatness? Adapt to trends or reject them? Is madness doing what others do or creating a personal taste by selecting native vines? For my way of being, always restless and never satiated with questions, the answer is fluctuating. For this I have decided to propose some of my best productions within this selection. The wines of Vinosophia rediscover the ancient native grape varieties, interpreting them in the most authentic way in search of the fatal attraction, seduction and memory. The wines of Vinofollia adapt the great international vines without distorting their essence. Am I insane, am I wise? Get an idea by enjoying my vinosophical ideas. Alluring because in search of emotions. Surprising because bored with predictability. Fogged by global trends. Satisfied with my way of making an international wine "homegrown". In this Pinot Grigio with floral scents, strongly mineral, senselessly citrusy, there is the lucid madness of my thought.
No completely explicit sign is fascinating. Seduction is the space between what is shown and what is left to be imagined and slowly savored, sip after sip. It is a Red… garnet like the emotion drawn on the cheeks, distinctly fruity, with hints of spices and licorice. It helps those who want to seduce, seduces those who think they know how to do it.
Meditation wine, super structured, complex in aromas and body. Oxygenation is necessary: uncorking is recommended 4/5 hours before consumption.
Aromas of ripe red cherries and pleasant warming spiciness. Good gripping tannin and ripe red fruits of great persistence.
The impenetrable ruby red color with purple hues would like to hide what comes to the nose intensely: black cherry in alcohol and jam, leather and almond. The taste is warm, full, rightly tannic and savory.
After a long maceration on the skins, carried out with soft punching down, the maturation takes place for 15 months in medium toasted French oak barrels. The color is garnet red, while the scent is ethereal, with a large spicy bouquet. In the mouth hints of ripe red fruit, in particular morello cherry; proposes spicy flavors; tannins present but well integrated.
Ruby red with light violet reflections in the glass, it presents itself to the nose with evident notes of ripe red fruit, jam and evident spiciness. Rich and satisfying on the palate, it combines an important body with a balanced flavor and tannic texture.
Aging in medium-capacity oak barrels, 25 Hl, for about 18 months and refinement in the bottle for three months before placing on the market. Store in a cool place at a temperature of about 5-7°C.
The harvest takes place in the second week of October, when the phenolic maturity is reached with manual harvesting. VITIFICATION: destemming of the grapes, contact of the skins with the must for 7-10 days in a steel vat at a T° from 18 to 28 °C, separation of the skins and transfer of the must-wine into a steel tank for the completion of the fermentation malolactic. REFINING - STORAGE: maturation in steel tanks for 5-6 months and brief refinement in the bottle before being released for consumption.
Clear, with an impenetrable ruby color, it still has purplish violet notes, a sign of great youth, very concentrated, with a rich glycerine expression. Intense nose of ripe red fruits, especially undergrowth, which reaches humus and closes on the typically Abruzzo licorice root. Firm and austere softness on an important and still vibrant tannic framework. The freshness of the acids and the flavor? mineral give balance to a warm and soft body. Long persistent intense finish with the return of all the fruity sensations perceived on the nose. Wine already? in harmonic expression with the capacity? to mature for a long time.
· Color : red, with violet reflections and garnet notes. Bouquet: hints of cherry and red fruits that bind to a balanced vanilla bouquet of the wood. Taste : notes of cherries, red fruits, licorice and spices. Full-bodied and persistent, with an important tannic profile. PAIRING · Important dinners with roasted red meats, game and aged cheeses.
The freshly picked grapes are de-stemmed and crushed. The fermentation of the must follows with its own skins for a period ranging from 8 to 15 days. Finally the skins are separated with soft pressing in wooden presses.
At tasting it has an intense and deep ruby red color with purple hues. Perfectly ripe and highly concentrated aromas. A mellow and harmonious fruitiness that offers hints of plum, date and fig. All fused with fine spicy notes. Pulpy and persuasive taste. It goes well with first courses with a good structure, roasts, stewed red meat, cold cuts and cheeses, including aged cheeses.
